New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-12-30
JAY AND RICHMOND OUT
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION MADE
HILL SERVICE COMMISSION.
GENERAL DANIEL f.. sICKLEs MAJOR GEoH"h lie
rpr,nwrtI AND JAMES II. MANNING THE
NEW MEN-POTTs CAUSED IT ALL.

rpY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRIBUSeI
ALBANY, Dec Ex-Governor Hi late ms ai'ei'o"
removed John Jay, Of New-York, ana Henry A. h.n
mond OF Buffalo, from their posts as Ci'h ocr'ioo
Commissioners Tho third Commissioner, Aug'sstu
Sc hoonmaker. gave in his resignation when appoh'c"
a member OF the Interstate Commerce Commission Ill
June last lie therefore does not suffer the mor'Ifca
tion of removal The Governor then appointed To inc
three vacant CommlssoncIshrs General Danlci H.
sickles OF New York; James H. Manning ard MAJOR
George H. Trcadwcll, of Albany General scKies anu
Mr. Manning arc Democrats Major Tread"eu Is
Republican.
These removals by Governor Hll are a direct and
obviously Intentional blow Il: Civil Service KciofH
Mr Cleveland, when he Governor and was seek
Ing to gull the country into IN" belief that he was
reforncr N TO be Prcsldcnt. appointed McssrS fch-
mond ard SchoonmalIer C7vil Service Commission
ers They believing Mr. Cleveland - be sincere IN
his professions OF devotion 70 Civil Service Reform
Professions since shown at Washington TO have been
made folscy-rcsolvcd TO enforce the state law In let
ter and spirit. They drew up the regulations Tor the
enforcement OF the law: created Boards of civil Ser
vice Examiners I'm the cities. classified the state and
municipal employees and I'm other ways cndeavorcd to
reform and improve the Clvil Service. just as the
systrm Of examinations and promotions under Inc
Civl Service Reform law got under Roadway Mr. Glove
land went 10 washington. there to kill the National
CiyiI service Reform law, and MP Hill succeeded him
as Governor.
Mr.. Hin quickly discovered fha, he could not dis
tribute the spols of office his Democratic fol-
lowers with the that h. desired II Mcssrs Jay,
Richmond and schoonmalcr continued In Office. They
would not be his Instruments. lie was highly VcAed
that they not putty in h; hands but he dd not
think II prudent to remove them and incur the crit
iclsm Of having removed President Ccveland's ap-
poiftces Ics dies. two Of the Commissioners Mcssis
Richmond and schoonmahcr, were leading Democrats
10 NJ r. il "A sOu O.
nond. the Warwick Of tho Democratic party in tbs
state only twenty years ago: wLc Mr. SHOEMAKER
had been a state senator and AttOrncy-GenrraL But
I'm June last there was cr,, the life OF the Board
James f. Morrison. the chief examiner, died. ana
Mcss-. Jay and Richmond apo ntsl william Potts as
his successor No appointment could have been moro
ofc svc to tho Governor Mr. Potts was the incarna-
t.on Of sincere Ciyil service Reform. For several
years be- had been secretary of the Ncw-forh CNll
service Reform Association, and had shown his fidelity
to TIA, cause. Mr.. HI an-ry vita this action
Of I-iS Jay and IL, huond tlat the following week
be- dcmluded their re-, -n4iions. II was outrageous.
ia Dol, OPINION that they should appoint Mr. Pots as
chief examiner without consulting h.m-Ar Potts,
Ian Who could NOT be- Whcculcd A'O interpreting tho
tyt .Nlcc Reform law 50 tnat IL should pass only
Democrats sccIns Offices IAe Governor had the
power 10 remove them, .ot h.l taAc ia" responsible t.
Mr lin beat retreat. LAT toe commissioners proved
steadily G,str.ctN0 10 the Huill,at,oD ol the civil
s,n.,v Idu. lacy woa.4 not consent 10 inc APPOINT
nent 60. Gelu.c, W James oAanaDan, the Democratic
superintendent Oh IIb4c No4.,. ulc9s tAoy submitted
40 tA- ,NaI4uai.0u prescribed - las. o.ncr dP
lo.u,ca,s also, that tAo Democratic s,a,c Officials
Sous 10 ua.c met wth tAc cons. n.aatl,n o.. Aossls
Jay auG i4,hmOnL
Attorney General q irlcn came 10 ia, rescue OK the
D,mocsAuc sloA, hunters - s.'."s ~ o.aA.o" t.~t
a.D-o tLe.o Nr.c DAy t"O touD.ss ou,.s aad not
tD.rc, tDrr Wa. Bot 20 legal s.u,a Eo.ID OF tis
ccl..ro Commissioners, 4A4 i.-lc..lc all t.-r scts
".il l... Au~ Do.,4u1. Iu hiss officially tcAeaacd
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g., --.l..u Irao ais vAI Aa, . c'cl ,D'e, ns c.cc.
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john H. l,cy. OF rati-o..-. io,ner, chairman Of
the Democratic ,ounS Committee Of Clinton County,
and l,f..\ Emitted state, -ufcl. utcudrni OF Ind an
schools, IT, is nchmAn 81 om,h VI weed s'4Juf
J,,Lr1 ~ 49,. NV and u,c,eut r"mmander Of the
CranI army Of th" EclulIic In This state The Gov
eruor PLAY, considerable lcanui politics I'm TIT, mat
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ahlI hopes to !. - ia" support OF The Albany Angus"
az vlfcl, MIR Manning 1, managing editor and part
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